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ID
Rank
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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
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Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
Total
Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
370162000705
1051
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
1260 Floyd Lane
Gastonia
28052
Gaston County
Gaston County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(704) 866-6096
866
57
15.3
99.7%
197 (22.7%)
352 (40.6%)
253 (29.2%)
6 (0.7%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
57 (6.6%)
$8,924
$1,150
$7,774
32.3
32.7
1043
8
370192000825
1052
Guilford Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
920 Stage Coach Trail
Greensboro
27410
Guilford County
Guilford County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(336) 316-5844
611
41
15
99.5%
100 (16.4%)
350 (57.3%)
107 (17.5%)
17 (2.8%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
35 (5.7%)
$10,035
$1,001
$9,034
32.3
19.8
1272
220
370219000947
1053
Longview Elementary
Public
3-5
737 12th Street SW
Hickory
28602
Catawba County
Hickory City Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(828) 485-0975
318
18
17.9
99.1%
81 (25.5%)
79 (24.8%)
80 (25.2%)
37 (11.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
40 (12.6%)
$10,424
$1,492
$8,933
32.3
45
830
223
370180000737
1054
Butner-Stem Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
201 East D St
Butner
27509
Granville County
Granville County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(919) 575-6947
445
30
14.6
82.9%
103 (23.1%)
122 (27.4%)
190 (42.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (6.7%)
$9,817
$738
$9,079
32.1
45
831
223
370472001894
1055
Smith Elementary
Public, Magnet
PK, KG-5
1101 Maxwell Drive
Raleigh
27603
Wake County
Wake County Schools
No
Yes
No
Yes
(919) 662-2458
530
46
11.4
68.5%
127 (24.0%)
163 (30.8%)
199 (37.5%)
13 (2.5%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
25 (4.7%)
$12,653
$1,489
$11,164
32.1
43.8
845
210
370336001404
1056
South Newton Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
306 West I Street
Newton
28658
Catawba County
Newton Conover City Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(828) 464-4061
350
24
14.5
74.6%
136 (38.9%)
63 (18.0%)
98 (28.0%)
30 (8.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (6.6%)
$10,240
$1,623
$8,616
32.1
31.1
1069
13
370357002601
1057
Cape Fear Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
1882 NC Hwy 133
Rocky Point
28457
Pender County
Pender County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(910) 602-3767
545
37
14.7
72.3%
313 (57.4%)
51 (9.4%)
153 (28.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (4.6%)
$10,210
$1,054
$9,156
32
29.1
1110
53
370210000917
1058
Edneyville Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
2875 Pace Road
Hendersonville
28792
Henderson County
Henderson County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(828) 685-7600
439
30
14.5
70.8%
271 (61.7%)
5 (1.1%)
144 (32.8%)
5 (1.1%)
2 (0.5%)
3 (0.7%)
9 (2.1%)
$10,529
$1,426
$9,103
31.9
44.6
837
221
370333001390
1059
Sunset Park Elementary
Public
K-5
613 Alabama Ave
Wilmington
28401
New Hanover County
New Hanover County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(910) 815-6948
409
34
11.9
99.3%
52 (12.7%)
113 (27.6%)
226 (55.3%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (3.7%)
$14,494
$2,078
$12,416
31.8
30.9
1071
12
370037203324
1060
A.C.E. Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
7807 Caldwell Road
Harrisburg
28075
Cabarrus County
A.C.E. Academy
Yes
No
No
Yes
(704) 456-7153
419
25
16.9
58.9%
9 (2.1%)
317 (75.7%)
62 (14.8%)
4 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (6.4%)
31.7
38.5
946
114
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOG Mathematics, EOG Reading, EOG Science test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 6, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
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Educational resources:
Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
SchoolDigger data sources
: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
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